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Gary Rogers, a chemist then at UC Santa Barbara, worked with Lynch to invent a class of drugs called ampakines cognitive enhancers intended to improve memory and other brain functions.

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Gary Rogers, a chemist then at UC Santa Barbara, worked with Lynch to invent a class of drugs called ampakines cognitive enhancers intended to improve memory and other brain functions.

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